A comparison between clinical and digital images with various resolutions to evaluate glass ionomer cement restoration on primary teeth

Dental photography has increasingly been used in practice. One of the purposes of dental photography is for treatment evaluation. Notably, photo resolution affects a picture’s quality. Glass ionomer cement (GIC) restorations are frequently used on pediatric teeth and must be evaluated periodically....

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Published in:The Saudi dental journal 2024-05, Vol.36 (5), p.804-809
Main Authors: Lastyautari, Irdra, Fahlevi Rizal, Mochamad, Fauziah, Eva
Format: Article
Language:English
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Dental photography
FDI criteria
GIC restoration
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Photo resolution
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Summary:Dental photography has increasingly been used in practice. One of the purposes of dental photography is for treatment evaluation. Notably, photo resolution affects a picture’s quality. Glass ionomer cement (GIC) restorations are frequently used on pediatric teeth and must be evaluated periodically. In this digital era, digital photos can be used to evaluate restorations. The evaluation of restorations using FDI criteria is typically effective in clinical uses. This study aims to compare differences in digital photo resolution and clinical results to evaluate GIC restoration in primary teeth. Forty mandibular primary first molars from 31 pediatric patients aged 4 to 9 years from Universitas Indonesia dental hospital were included in this study. All teeth were examined and clinically evaluated, and photos were taken using a DSLR camera with low resolution (8 MP), medium resolution (15 MP), and high resolution (32 MP). The photos were then evaluated. Clinical GIC restorations and digital photographs were evaluated using FDI criteria. All of the collected data were analyzed using a Pearson’s chi-square categorical comparative test with a significance level of p 
ISSN:1013-9052
1658-3558
DOI:10.1016/j.sdentj.2024.02.014